Energy spectra of fast protons arising from Ar + Ta collisions at 94 M
eV/u have been measured at large angles. These data are analysed in th
e framework of a one-body transport theory simulated by the BNV code.
The low cross section measured for very energetic protons rules out a
possible mechanism of kaon production via incoherent nucleon collision
s at such low beam energies. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.